[Br777]

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Mundorf Supreme is 10% silver so its melting temperature is much higher than others.  Some stuff will melt before that solder will stick.  Cardas Quad Eutectic is the easiest to melt, while I like the way the Mundorf performs, I only break it out for special occasions.  How many Neutrik plugs have done this?  
 
Edit: nice find on the new small Viablue plugs.  Those could solve a lot of problems.  

 
thats pretty much what i was thinking, they may also melt easier than other connectors.  either that or they are just plain defective. 
 
reg. the viablue - I have to credit "parrots" with that find.. he posted it on the DIY cable forum. i'm just helping spread the word.  now if only they would make a right angle mini connector.. oh and lower their prices by about 2/3. 

 

[scootermafia]

Yeah, I've messed up my fair share of Neutrik connectors.  The contacts are quite close together, so they're a lot easier to use with smaller wires, but tougher with big ones.  That's most likely not the problem at hand here, I think Chris just got a few bad plugs or something...

 

[Chris_Himself]

I don't think it's a user error since if I redo the connection, it'll still repeat itself.
 
As far as how many times this has happened, it's only come up maybe 2-3 times before. 
 
We'll see if I get anymore duds, then maybe it's time to find an alternative.
 
I'm pretty excited about those new mini Viablues